Beyonce Knowles Biography

Biography

Beyonce Giselle Knowles born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas is an African-American R&B singer, actress and songwriter in the group Destiny's Child. Her father, Matthew Knowles works as Destiny's Child manager, while her mother Tina Knowles, designs the group members glittering costumes. She has one younger sister who she loves very much, named Solange Knowles. Beyonce once attended The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas before she finally stepped her foot on music production.

Thanks to senior singer, Whitney Houston who has found Beyonce and her group, Destiny's Child. To be with the group, Beyonce has become a worth asset perceived as its leader for she's the one writes and produces many of the group's songs, including smash hits "Jumpin Jumpin", "Bootylicious", "Nasty Girl", "Independent Women", "Happy Face" and "Apple Pie a la mode." To begin Destiny's first career, Beyonce and the other group's members, Rowland, and Michelle Williams, toured as an opening act for Christina Aguilera and TLC. Then in 1998 they released their group self-titled album, "Destiny's Child", which was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri and featured the platinum-selling, number one Hot 100 single "No, No, No." What a ...

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great achievement that this album itself also then went platinum.

Shortly thereafter, Destiny's Child, in the year of 1999 released its second album "The Writing's on the Wall", featuring two number one hits in "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name" that won two awards at the 2001 Grammys for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best R&B Song, the latter of which was awarded to the songwriters, including Beyonce herself. Following both albums success, Destiny's Child soon released its third album, "Survivor", which became another smash, topped both the American Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts, as well as reigning the Canadian album chart while became generally success around the world. What's more, two singles from the album, namely "Independent Women (Part 1)" and "Bootylicious", went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. To add, "Independent Women (Part 1)" had also become the theme song for "Charlie's Angels" in late 2000, prior to the album's 2001 release. More on the set, its title track "Survivor" gloriously won the band their second Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and its fourth and final single named "Emotions", has also ...